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Questions about Digital Visual Interface (DVI)

Digital Visual Interface (DVI) is a video display interface developed by Digital Display Working Group (DDWG). The digital interface is used to connect a video source to a display device, such as a computer monitor.

DVI was developed to create an industry standard for the transfer of digital video content. The interface is designed to transmit uncompressed digital video and can be configured to support multiple modes such as DVI-D (digital only), DVI-A (analog only), or DVI-I (digital and analog). Featuring support for analog connections as well, the DVI specification provides optional compatibility with the VGA interface.

This compatibility along with other advantages led to widespread acceptance in the PC industry over other competing digital standards such as Plug and Display (P&D) and Digital Flat Panel (DFP). Though predominantly found in computer devices, DVI is also present in some consumer electronics such as television sets.

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Unable to get 2560x1440 to output through DVI

I am attempting to get a display resolution of 2560x1440 to operate correctly through DVI output on my Lenovo ThinkCentre M71e running Ubuntu 12.04. The computer has both VGA and DVI connectors. When I use the VGA connector I get the full…
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Browsing nautilus folder containing a dvi file -- apparmor/evince error

If a browse a nautilus folder that contains a .dvi file, I get errors that pop onto my screen: I think that this is due to the thumbnailer processing the file. I don't care about getting thumbnails for dvi files. How can I stop this happening?
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Second external monitor connected but screen is black Ubuntu 14.04

I have a strange problem with my second external monitor. It won't wake up automatically when my laptop starts, or when the laptop wakes up from standby or sleep mode. It will be on if I manually press the power button (turn it off and then on), or…
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Getting 2560x1600 resolution from Apple 30" Cinema Display

TL;DR: How do I get the 2560x1600 @60fps resolution from my Apple 30" Cinema Display? Edited: Startech.com confirms the HDMI-to-DVI-D adaptor is dual channel. I don't have enough reputation to give more than 2 links in this, but the product number…
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dvips: How to get correct fonts for eps (encapsulated postscript)?

I have a 12 year old, large Latex document with eps figures in it. Nowadays, when I try to translate it into pdf, I get the following error message: dvips: Font Courier used in file Pictures/MealyAutomat.eps is not in the mapping file. Any idea how…
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Ubuntu Server changing Monitor from DVI to VGA

i have a little problem with my Ubuntu Server 12.04. I installed it yesterday with a DVI monitor connected. With the DVI Monitor, everything works fine. But when I try to connect it with an other monitor over VGA, nothing will be displayed and the…
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How to use a MCT Trigger II external USB2DVIE3 adaptor?

Running Ubuntu 12.04 LTS - relative newbie. Would really like to know if I can use the Startech USB2DVIE3 adapter. I've done some reading but haven't got very far. It uses DisplayLink technology (I think) but with a different chipset (MCT T2-285B)…
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Getting DVI to work through Lenovo USB Port Replicator in 12.10: Instability and getting it to use xorg.conf file

Setup: Computer is a Lenovo Thinkpad SL500 using the USB Port Replicator running LiveCD for Ubuntu 12.10. Computer has USB attachment to port replicator. Port replicator has DVI to HDMI convertor and attaches via HDMI to Sony Bravia TV Initial…
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Ubuntu 20.04 desktop DVI issue through KVM (keyboard video mouse)

I’m trying to share the same monitor between a desktop and a laptop. I got a KVM. Switching the shared monitor from the desktop to the laptop works fine; switching the other way, from the laptop to the desktop works randomly about 30% - 50% of the…
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Ubuntu apt upgrade = 1 monitor stuck in 1024x768 (same graphics card)

I have a graphics card with 4 DVI outputs. Before apt upgrading, I had them all in 1920x1080... now I am stuck in 1024x768 on one. Here's the output of xrandr: Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 4864 x 1536, maximum 16384 x 16384 DisplayPort-0…
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AMDGPU-Pro Secondary Monitor currently in-op. What do?

I have R9 380 Tonga chipset GPU, FX-8370 Piledriver chipset CPU and Ubuntu Mate freshly installed. First thing I did was install AMDGPU-Pro. Which it did, but I lost the functionality of my second screen. Its an older asus monintor vga w/dvi…
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3 monitors not working after kubuntu 14.04 packages upgrade

I use Dell lattitude E5540 with 2 attached monitors (hdmi and DVI), and after upgrading packages in last few days, and reboot, X won't start unless I detach the DVI monitor. So, hdmi and laptop screen works, but when I plug DVI, it won't…
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Glitchy screen when using DVI and main user

I recently got a new ASUS monitor, but I have a big issue when trying to get past the login screen. When using the HDMI cord this does not happen. When using the DVI I am able to see the login screen and login as a guest user and have a crisp…
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Why do I just get a black screen if I disconnect a DVI monitor and then reconnect it with Xubuntu 14.04?

I have one monitor that I use for both my PC (via VGA) and my Linux machine (via DVI). I just use it for one computer at a time, by pulling out the not needed cable and plugging in the required one. But when I unplug the DVI, after starting Linux,…
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Xdvi crashes when used with Emacs with I/O correlation

I use Emacs 24 to process LaTeX files. When I enable I/O correlation, Xdvi crashes within a second after launch. Apparently this is caused by a bug in libfreetype. So, my question is, is there any workaround for this problem? As a side note,…
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